Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Wythenshawe Community Housing Group (WCHG)
8 Poundswick Ln, Wythenshawe
Manchester
M22 9TA
Contact
Mr James Hunter
Telephone
+44 3001110000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Housing Association
one.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Wythenshawe Community Housing Group - Legal Services Flexible Purchasing System
Reference number
DN694737
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79100000 - Legal services
- AA01 - Metal
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Wythenshawe is 8 miles south from Manchester City Centre and is home to c79,000 residents with 45% of these people in Wythenshawe being housed by Wythenshawe Community Housing Group (WCHG). There are many positive aspects to Wythenshawe which for many years has been improving as a place to live and work. WCHG owns and managed circa 14,000 homes across Wythenshawe
WCHG currently spends around £750k per annum on a variety of legal services across the Group. WCHG does not have an internal legal function and require external legal expertise and flexible resources to provide commercial legal services as part of the contract notice.
As part of this re-tender of legal services, the Group will also be reviewing internal decision-making processes to ensure greater value for money across our legal spend.
The FPS will run for 4 years and the lotting structure can be found below:
1 Property Litigation and Asset Management
2 Development
3 Conveyancing
4 Corporate Governance, Compliance and Regulatory
5 Employment
6 Commercial
7 Housing Management
8 Finance and Tax
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Wythenshawe is 8 miles south from Manchester City Centre and is home to c79,000 residents with 45% of these people in Wythenshawe being housed by Wythenshawe Community Housing Group (WCHG). There are many positive aspects to Wythenshawe which for many years has been improving as a place to live and work. WCHG owns and managed circa 14,000 homes across Wythenshawe
WCHG currently spends around £750k per annum on a variety of legal services across the Group. WCHG does not have an internal legal function and require external legal expertise and flexible resources to provide commercial legal services as part of the contract notice.
As part of this re-tender of legal services, the Group will also be reviewing internal decision-making processes to ensure greater value for money across our legal spend.
The FPS will run for 4 years and the lotting structure can be found below:
1 Property Litigation and Asset Management
2 Development
3 Conveyancing
4 Corporate Governance, Compliance and Regulatory
5 Employment
6 Commercial
7 Housing Management
8 Finance and Tax
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
17 November 2023
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
17 November 2023
Local time
5:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Wythenshawe Community Housing Group
Wythenshawe
Country
United Kingdom